After much consideration and a tonne of research, I finally decided Bike 4 was IT! After I decided what the maximum price was, I had to tell myself that if he was not willing to sell at it or below it, I had to walk away and just keep looking.
I rang the seller the next day told him that after having done some research and calling a few places, I think a fair value is $x. I didn't think I low balled the offer too much. However, the seller told me that it was way too low and he would not sell at that price and said the minimum he would sell was $y. I eventually said look here, I'm only willing to go $xy and that is it for me. After the conversation, I texted him and told him that at the price he was asking, I cannot justify the cost because I may as well pay $200+ more from a dealer and get 12 months warranty and 12 months rego. I also need to fix a few things on the bike and that was around $450. Eventually, he texted me and said if I meet him at the halfway point, I've gotten myself a deal.
I had a think about it and decided, for $100 more, I could get my bike this weekend and start practicing on it... so I decided I was willing to pay the price! =)
Anyway, I got Mr V and Mrs V to help me with the bike. Mrs V met me at the sellers house and rode the bike back to their place. There, Mr V helped me change the front brake pads and taught me how to maintain a bike.
I now officially have a bike sitting out front! Time to do some riding! :D
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